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shivendrashukla Member
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1354 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: Stealth Bomber Crashes in Guam |
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Quote: | A B-2 stealth bomber crashed Saturday shortly after taking off from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam.
The crash was the first for a B-2, said Capt. Sheila Johnston, a spokeswoman for Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
Both pilots ejected safely. There were no injuries on the ground or damage to buildings, and no munitions were on board. |
Full article here http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/us/24crash.html?ref=us
Apparently this is the first crash of the 1.2 billion dollar machine. The USAF had only 21 of these. Thankfully both the pilots survived.
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stealthpilot Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Glad there was no loss of life.
How much do you think it actually costs? _________________ eP007 |
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sammyk Member
Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Well, I don't know how much it costs to operate/maintain them but since it's unlikely they'll be replacing it they just might save money in the end. |
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